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History 06/05/2017

Origins

Ferdinand Porsche was born in the North Bohemian town of Maffersdorf.

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06/26/2017

Where Legends Are Made

Ten particularly memorable moments of the Nürburgring.

Porsche Club Westfalen, Dortmund, 2017, Porsche AG

05/25/2017

Homeland

Porsche Club Westfalen is the oldest Porsche Club in the world.

05/16/2017

Reduction to the essence

Automotive analyst Arndt Ellinghorst loves the past.

Günter Steckkönig, Francesco »Ciccio« Liberto, Herbert Linge, Gijs van Lennep, l-r, Targa Florio, Sizilien, 2016, Porsche AG

05/10/2017

The magnificent four

Imagine you’re at the Targa Florio. And imagine the heroes of yore – Elford, Linge, van Lennep and Steckkönig – were driving once more. In a Porsche, of course. In 2016 they did it again.

Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, Founder of the Porsche Design Studio, 2017, Porsche AG

05/03/2017

The Philosophy of F. A. Porsche

Porsche Design Studio founder Ferdinand Alexander Porsche created a form for the ages: the original 911.

Karl J. Pojer, boss of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises and racing driver, Porsche 993 Cabriolet, Kannengiesserort-Brücke, Hamburg, Germany, 2016, Porsche AG

04/20/2017

Cruising

Karl J. Pojer is the boss of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. Porsche Classic met the high-level executive.

944 S2 in maritime blue, 928 in amaranth violet, 964 Carrera RS in star ruby, l-r, 2016, Porsche AG

03/30/2017

Getting the right tone

With Porsche, life is not just fast but colourful, too .

928, Monument Valley, US, 2017, Porsche AG

03/27/2017

Five-month adventure in the Porsche 928

30,000 kilometres in a Porsche 928 from Paris through to New York via Vladivostok.

Themes

Porsche #digital

Digitisation leads to new products, services and business portfolios.

Le Mans

Porsche is part of Le Mans, Le Mans is part of Porsche. Our return.

Porsche Consulting

How management consultants make clients into the Porsche of their branch.

Angelique Kerber, Porsche ambassador, 2015, Porsche AG

Porsche-Tennis

A look behind the scenes of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – and more.

Myth 911

For five decades, the 911 has been viewed as iconic automobile.

356 B 2000 GS Carrera 2 Cabrio, Ennstal Classic, 2014, Porsche AG

Porsche-Museum

The spectacular car museum brings Porsche history to life.

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